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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1958: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to civil actions and proceedings, further providing for comparative negligence.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1958 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on October 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to civil actions and proceedings, further providing for comparative negligence. Primary sponsor: Rob Kauffman (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 17, 2025): Referred to Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rob KauffmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Steve MentzerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Jeff OlsommerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse139
Dave ZimmermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Judiciary

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source